We have all heard the complaints by the
President Bush and Senator Kerry objecting to the advertisements by MoveOn.org
and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Regardless if the ads are factual or
not, people being able to speak their mind and say what they want to say is the
basis for the founding of this country, and that should not be tampered with.

In this country, we enjoy freedom of speech and we
have used our military, including in Viet Nam and Iraq, to allow others to
speak freely, but our national leadership is now against freedom of speech
during political campaigns. Congress passed a law assisting candidates who want
to control every word spoken during their campaigns. It is not, however, up to
politicians and political candidates to determine who can speak and what they
can or can not say - it is up to the people; and it is up to the people to
decide what is and is not the truth.

Freedom of
speech sometimes means that you will hear things you don't like, even comments
about yourself. Political candidates, especially presidential candidates,
should be keenly aware of this. Silencing individuals, regardless of how they
are organized, is un-American. If a candidate feels he or she is being lied
about, they should defend those charges. It is the job of the media and
organizations such as Boycott Watch to cut through the muck for the public and
get to the truth, but it is ultimately the public's job to determine what is
and what is not the truth, and then vote accordingly.

Kerry and Bush have both taken oaths to protect and
defend the constitution of the United States. By trying to silence MoveOn.org
and the Swift Boat Veterans, both Bush and Kerry are attempting to violate the
people's rights to freedom of speech, your right to hear it, and their oaths of
office. Boycott Watch urges both candidates to respect freedom of speech, and
to respect their oaths of office.

527's were created
by politicians to protect themselves during elections. The problem is that
527's do not protect individual citizens, both in our right of freedom of
speech and to organize to execute our freedom of speech. We need to get rid of
527's altogether, and once again allow unrestricted freedom of speech.